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Friday, March 17, 2017

This desk clock requires a 2 3/4" Clock insert with a 2 3/8" diameter mounting hole. I must be ready for spring. I have used this leaf in that last two patterns. Spring officially starts Monday. Yep I'm ready.

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I received several emails today about the coin cutting jig I showed in the last post. Several of them were reminding me that defacing US money is illegal. I get these emails every time I talk about this subject. Here are the facts. It is not illegal to make jewelry from coins. It is not illegal to alter money unless it is done to defraud.

If I were to alter a $1 bill and make it look like a $100 bill and tried to pass it as such that would obviously be illegal. The key is "fraudulently".

Here is how the statute is written.

According to Title 18, U. S. C. section 331, it is illegal to "fraudulently alter, deface, mutilate, impair, diminish, falsify, scale, or lighten any of the coins coined at the mints of the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United...

This paragraph from the U.S. Mint website should clear this up:

Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who 'fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States. This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of the coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is. As a matter of policy, the U.S. Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage: however, there are no sanctions against such activity absent fraudulent intent. (Source U.S. Mint)

I know this goes against what many people have been led to believe but people have been making jewelry from coins longer than any of us have been alive. It is perfectly legal. You can cut a quarter and sell it for $10 as long as there is no intent to defraud the person you sold it to.

I had a reader ask about the cutting mat he saw in one of my videos. I keep an 18" X 24" mat on my bench all the time. I use the self healing mat and an Exacto knife with ruler to cut up my patterns. It's often important to get straight lines before you apply the pattern to the wood. The mat makes that a lot easier.

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Wooden Vases on the Scroll Saw Book $12 Each

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The books are $12 per edition and contains eight unique patterns each.
Watch the following video to see how easy these beautiful scroll saw vases
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Order the $3 pdf Catalog

This is a PDF of all the patterns in my free catalog. It is for Windows only and has a program to automatically download the pattern to your computer. Please watch the video below before you order.
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Stencil Printer 1.7

Stencil Printer Instruction Video.

The Scrollsaw Workshop Stencil Printer 1.7 is my latest software for creating patterns. It will create key chain fobs, desk name plates and more. Click the image above to download the latest version. It is free to use donationware. This software is for Windows PC only.

Scroll Saw Pattern Printer update 1.1

Scroll Saw Keychain Pattern Maker

Use the Scroll Saw Keychain Maker to start a small keychain business. Build yourself a nice display and make up severl keychains with common names. Sell at craft shows, on Ebay or at work. Everyone needs a keychain. Take custom orders. Heck just make them and give them away as gifts. It's all made easy with the Scroll Saw Keychain Maker.
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Philip Lowndes Noah's Arc Pattern Available. Watch the video below.

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Think Safety

Remember to keep the safety of yourself and others in your work shop in your thoughts at all times. Always wear eye and ear protection. Follow all the manufactures warnings that came with your power tools. If I demonstrate something on this web site that you don't feel is safe, don't do it. Your safety is your responsibility. Fingers are handy things, try to keep all of them.__________________________

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